Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 December 1980
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
Owner/operator: Eagle Airways Pty Ltd
Registration Number: VH-EGU
Location: 17 km SE of Tumut, NS –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Airframe and carburetter.Airframe and carburetter.
Category: Accident
A severe cold front impacted southern New South Wales, causing extremely low temperatures. The pilot reported airframe and carburetter icing before making a distress call.A severe cold front impacted southern New South Wales, causing extremely low temperatures. The pilot reported airframe and carburetter icing before making a distress call.
Description
Crashed in Snowy Mountains. There was a severe cold front across southern New South Wales at the time. Before the pilot made a distress call, he told ATC that he was experiencing airframe and carburettor icing.
Primary Cause
Severe cold front conditions.Severe cold front conditions.Share on:
